Girdle and hose support



0t- 3 1929v J. sPl-:xAR'rH GIRDLE AND HOSE' SUPPORT Filed oct. 15. 192e 2 sheets-sheet 2 BY j ATTRINEY as a support for the hose.

Patented Oct, 8, 1929 JULIA SVPEXARTH, OF 'VANCOUVERWASHINGTON GIRDLE AND HOSE SUPPORT Application led October 15, 1926.' Serial No. 141,306.

This invention relates to a ladys girdle for use as a combination abdominal support and hose support. The object of the invention is to provide a girdle which may give eiiective 5 service as an abdominal support and which is so constructed as to aiiord a good fitting relation for any kind of dress worn on the outside of the person, to -give perfect freedom to the body of the wearer andaord eiicient service The girdle is constructed of multiple sections of stout flexible fabric having a much deeper web in its'middle rear sections than on the wings which span the body and are locked together centrally in front bysnap fasteners or hooks. The multiple sections forming the panels spanning the front of the body are connected to the wider skirt portion at the rear by elastic webbing to afford resiliency 2o a snug tit around the hips and over the abdomen without personal inconvenience. nected to the elastic sections at the sides are elastic tapes carrying adjusting buckles with pivotal metal guides or a loop cord attached to the body of the girdle, in the several loops of which are carried endent hose-supporters.

My invention, there ore, consists of a ladys girdle adapted to act as an abdominal support, composed of a plurality of sections of differing length and width connected by elastic webbing at its sides, with cords at the sides respectively connected with the main body of the girdle and the two wings, and a plurality of pendent hose clamps at the, sides.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention:

Figure 1 represents in elevation a girdle elnbodyingmy invention with a pair of hose supports at each side.

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the accompanying hosej clamps in triplicate for a stout woman.

Figure 3 shows the manner of applying the girdle to a wearer showing its appearancel to the girdle and permit y,

lic slotted grip-member Figure 2 shows one side of the girdle withv girdle is formed of three pieces of stout fabric united by sewing at seams 1, 2, 3, 4. Along the seams of the two rear sections 1, 2 and the front edges of the wing sections 5, 6 is mounted a strip of thin elastic steel secured in place 554 by a band of ta e stitched fast. The several sections, three orming the back part and the two forming the front wings, are united together at overlapping edges of asingle ply fabric by lines of stitching. The upper ao edge of the girdle is whipped over with lines of stitching to form a selvage edge. On the edge of one of the wings is secured a pair of metallic punched loops 7, 8, andthe opposite wing is provided with coordinately positioned ball studs 9, 10 to act as asteners. The other edgesl of the wings are united to the skirt section by bands of elastic webbing 11, 12. A round woven cord 13 is securely sewed I one end to the right or left wings respectively,

and the other end to the skirt, after having been threaded through'a pair of elastic webs 14 and also through a plurality of pendent elastic tapes carrying hose clips'21. These Vhose supporters are arranged in duplicate at each side for a thin subject, but are arranged in triplicate, as indicated in Figure 2, for a stout subject. The hose clamps may be of standard type formed of a pivoted arched loop 19 of sheet metal toform a guide for the so woven cord, and a pivoted loop 20'carrying a section of elastic tape, and a pivoted metal- 21 adapted to lock the fabric of a stocking on a vulcanized but-k ton 22 sewcd to a tape 23 hung on the metallic 85 loop 24 sewed on an elastic web' 25. The plu rality of hose clamps are of identical construction. .The garment in use is drawn labout the body with the wing elements to the front and drawn taut over the abdomen and rocked in position at the two vertically superposed fastenirigs. The pendent elastic hose clips are then clamped to both stockings and the garment is in place for eiqcient serve. l I have thus described my invention for the best construction I have'thus far provided,

' but it is understood thatl I do not limit myself to the speciiic details of the parts described and that minor modifications' within the 100 meaning of' my claim may be made without departing from their scope.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A girdleand hose support consisting of a girdle having a downwardly extending portion at the rear thereof and having means for fastening same around the body-of the wearer, in combination with 'two separate hose sup'- porting cords mountedat opposite sides of the girdle each cord having its forward end secured to the lowermost front edge of the girde and its rearward end secured at the forwar ing portion thereof, a yieldinglyslidable intermediate support for each cord between its bigy t and the girdle forming a plurality of cord loops, and a hose supporting fastener sli-dably mounted .at each cord loop between the supports at each side of its loop.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature. l

. JULIA. SPEXARTI-I.

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